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The Precious Seed (1948)

The Precious Seed poster
Original title
Драгоценные зёрна
Directed by
Semyon Derevyansky, Aleksandr Zarkhi, Iosif Kheifits
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Soviet melodrama follows a group of people grappling with personal struggles and the weight of their collective history. The story centers on the discovery of a hidden cache of grain and the ethical conflicts that arise as characters decide what to do with it.

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What happens

The Precious Seed (Russian: Драгоценные зёрна) is a 1948 Soviet melodrama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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